id' like to see the numbers on that... cullet is an important ingredient in glass manufacturing“Recycled bottles cost glass companies twice as much as the raw materials, “
I had no idea! I just figured glass would be easy to re-melt, and re-use! Search for Penn and Teller’s expose’ of recycling.
P&T came to the same conclusion that only metals recycling held anything of value. Melting and recasting/rolling metal is much cheaper than digging and processing new ore. Everything else is Bullsh!t!
id' like to see the numbers on that... cullet is an important ingredient in glass manufacturingThis isn't exactly true, the glass companies do benefit from recycling, but the environment and the tax payer do not.
It's the total cost and energy that's twice as much using recycled vs raw. It's just the government spends the money & energy instead of the glass company.
It's like if the government sent a limo to drive you to work everyday, yeah sure you'd save a lot in gas money but obviously the environment and taxpayer get screwed over.
Actually recycling glass is silly on its face, because what is glass? Glass is essentially cooked sand.
Sand, the 2nd most common stuff on earth. Only a brain dead Liberal would find recycling sand reasonable.
***I just figured glass would be easy to re-melt, and re-use!***
40 years ago, when the recycle movement began, some cities encouraged separating colored and clear glass for recycling. Lots of people did it and felt good.
Then it was found the city was picking up the separated glass and taking it TO THE DUMP! But it made people feel so good!